WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: A protester carries a Palestinian flag near Meridian Hill Park before an event with members of the U.S National Guard and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)